Seeking Jesus First Dec. 10, 2025
The walk of righteousness by faith begins with faith in Christ Jesus. Those who believe will be saved if they continue in the faith.
“And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.” (Colossians 1:21–23, NKJV)
The Scripture is clear, The righteous shall walk and live by faith in Christ Jesus. This is not a one-time prayer. It is a walk of faith - hearing, believing and keeping the words of Jesus Christ.
“Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:1–11, NKJV)
This passage in 2 Peter tells us plainly what we have received from the grace of God and what we are to do with what we have received. We are to diligently moral virtue to our faith by drawing from the divine nature of God which is given to us. We are to receive all things that pertain to life and godliness and walk in the experiential knowledge of God. We are to use the fruit of the Spirit in our lives to exercise self control, perseverance, godliness, kindness and love. We are told by Apostle Peter to be diligent to make our call and election sure by doing these things. Peter goes on to say that if we don’t, then we have forgotten all about the goodness and grace of God that has brought us forgiveness of sins through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Remember the grace of our LORD Jesus Christ and live by faith in The Word of Christ.